Looks like Socialist Alternative is going to try to make DSA form a workers party by having some of it's members join DSA.

Current DSA by-laws allow for chapters to expel members for being in Democratic Centralist organizations but its not automatic. It also seems like SAlt isn't telling their members to join en-masse, just a few to push for a new workers party at meetings.

My DSA chapter isn't happy about this but it seems like most apprehension seems to be from their experience with individual SAlt members, first and the rudeness of the tactic, second. But there seems to be little consideration of their goals.

  • mrbigcheese [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    ISO members didnt really come in and form a caucus though, and even then there were still tensions and concerns about it, but if SA did or if they merged with R&R it would certainly cause tensions among the members who are vehemently opposed to forming a party, and ive certainly seen a lot of responses for people being very against it. SA's membership is somewhere over 2k I believe, tho ive seen varying estimates that go higher so idk. From my experience in NYC I feel like SA is pretty similar to DSA so i dont really care about this whole thing, they can all join or whatever, the more the merrier.